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Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate

White County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 92 counties in 2021, at 48.7 per 100,000 people. Knox County had the lowest, at 2.8 per 100,000 people. The median was 15.1 per 100,000 people and the figure for Indiana was 13.7 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest48.7White County
Lowest2.8Knox County
Median15.192 counties
Indiana13.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleAllen County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleBenton County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleBoone County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleCarroll County: 14.6 per 100,000 peopleCass County: 8 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleClay County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleClinton County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleDaviess County: 9 per 100,000 peopleDearborn County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County: 19 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County: 17 per 100,000 peopleDubois County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleElkhart County: 15.5 per 100,000 peopleFayette County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleFloyd County: 7.4 per 100,000 peopleFountain County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleFranklin County: 13.1 per 100,000 peopleFulton County: 9.8 per 100,000 peopleGibson County: 9.1 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleGreene County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleHamilton County: 5.6 per 100,000 peopleHancock County: 8.5 per 100,000 peopleHarrison County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleHendricks County: 6.7 per 100,000 peopleHenry County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleHoward County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleJasper County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleJay County: 9.9 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.1 per 100,000 peopleJennings County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleJohnson County: 4.3 per 100,000 peopleKnox County: 2.8 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLake County: 14.4 per 100,000 peopleLaPorte County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleLawrence County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleMadison County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMarion County: 15.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMartin County: 10.2 per 100,000 peopleMiami County: 13.9 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMontgomery County: 15.8 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleNewton County: 29 per 100,000 peopleNoble County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleOhio County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleOrange County: 15.1 per 100,000 peopleOwen County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleParke County: 18.2 per 100,000 peoplePerry County: 5.2 per 100,000 peoplePike County: 8.2 per 100,000 peoplePorter County: 9.7 per 100,000 peoplePosey County: 7.9 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County: 16.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County: 16.2 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleRipley County: 13.8 per 100,000 peopleRush County: 24 per 100,000 peopleSt. Joseph County: 11.4 per 100,000 peopleScott County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleShelby County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleStarke County: 47 per 100,000 peopleSteuben County: 11.5 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleSwitzerland County: 10.1 per 100,000 peopleTippecanoe County: 8 per 100,000 peopleTipton County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleUnion County: 14.3 per 100,000 peopleVanderburgh County: 10 per 100,000 peopleVermillion County: 13 per 100,000 peopleVigo County: 11.3 per 100,000 peopleWabash County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWarren County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleWarrick County: 10.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWayne County: 9 per 100,000 peopleWells County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWhite County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleWhitley County: 5.8 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

White County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County48.7Starke County: 47 per 100,000 peopleStarke County47Sullivan County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County43.3Clinton County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County39.4Spencer County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County35.3Fayette County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County34.2Clay County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County34.1Scott County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County32.8Jennings County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleJennings County29.1Newton County: 29 per 100,000 peopleNewton County29Crawford County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County28.6Huntington County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County24.5Grant County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County24.2Rush County: 24 per 100,000 peopleRush County24Madison County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County23.7Warren County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County23.7Henry County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleHenry County22.4Kosciusko County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County22.4Bartholomew County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County21.8Noble County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleNoble County21.1Randolph County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County20.5LaGrange County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County19.7Tipton County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleTipton County19.5Wabash County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWabash County19.4Brown County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleBrown County19.2Decatur County: 19 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County19Owen County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleOwen County18.6Parke County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleParke County18.2Washington County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County17.8Wells County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWells County17.8Shelby County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleShelby County17.7Marshall County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County17.3Delaware County: 17 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County17Ohio County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio County16.7Adams County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County16.7Blackford County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County16.6Morgan County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County16.6Putnam County: 16.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County16.2Pulaski County: 16.2 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County16.2DeKalb County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County16.1White County: 48.7 per 100,000 peopleWhite County48.7Starke County: 47 per 100,000 peopleStarke County47Sullivan County: 43.3 per 100,000 peopleSullivan County43.3Clinton County: 39.4 per 100,000 peopleClinton County39.4Spencer County: 35.3 per 100,000 peopleSpencer County35.3Fayette County: 34.2 per 100,000 peopleFayette County34.2Clay County: 34.1 per 100,000 peopleClay County34.1Scott County: 32.8 per 100,000 peopleScott County32.8Jennings County: 29.1 per 100,000 peopleJennings County29.1Newton County: 29 per 100,000 peopleNewton County29Crawford County: 28.6 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County28.6Huntington County: 24.5 per 100,000 peopleHuntington County24.5Grant County: 24.2 per 100,000 peopleGrant County24.2Rush County: 24 per 100,000 peopleRush County24Madison County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleMadison County23.7Warren County: 23.7 per 100,000 peopleWarren County23.7Henry County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleHenry County22.4Kosciusko County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleKosciusko County22.4Bartholomew County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleBartholomew County21.8Noble County: 21.1 per 100,000 peopleNoble County21.1Randolph County: 20.5 per 100,000 peopleRandolph County20.5LaGrange County: 19.7 per 100,000 peopleLaGrange County19.7Tipton County: 19.5 per 100,000 peopleTipton County19.5Wabash County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleWabash County19.4Brown County: 19.2 per 100,000 peopleBrown County19.2Decatur County: 19 per 100,000 peopleDecatur County19Owen County: 18.6 per 100,000 peopleOwen County18.6Parke County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleParke County18.2Washington County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWashington County17.8Wells County: 17.8 per 100,000 peopleWells County17.8Shelby County: 17.7 per 100,000 peopleShelby County17.7Marshall County: 17.3 per 100,000 peopleMarshall County17.3Delaware County: 17 per 100,000 peopleDelaware County17Ohio County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleOhio County16.7Adams County: 16.7 per 100,000 peopleAdams County16.7Blackford County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleBlackford County16.6Morgan County: 16.6 per 100,000 peopleMorgan County16.6Putnam County: 16.2 per 100,000 peoplePutnam County16.2Pulaski County: 16.2 per 100,000 peoplePulaski County16.2DeKalb County: 16.1 per 100,000 peopleDeKalb County16.1
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people		Change on 2020
1White County48.7+20.3 pts
2Starke County47+8.6 pts
3Sullivan County43.3+38.5 pts
4Clinton County39.4+24.3 pts
5Spencer County35.3+30.2 pts
6Fayette County34.2+29.9 pts
7Clay County34.1+19 pts
8Scott County32.8-0.1 pts
9Jennings County29.1+18.2 pts
10Newton County29-0 pts
11Crawford County28.6+19.1 pts
12Huntington County24.5+13.5 pts
13Grant County24.2+10.6 pts
14Rush County24+18 pts
15Madison County23.7+9.9 pts
16Warren County23.7-23.8 pts
17Henry County22.4+2 pts
18Kosciusko County22.4+5 pts
19Bartholomew County21.8+7.2 pts
20Noble County21.1+10.6 pts
21Randolph County20.5+4.1 pts
22LaGrange County19.7+7.4 pts
23Tipton County19.5-13 pts
24Wabash County19.4+9.7 pts
25Brown County19.2+6.3 pts
26Decatur County19+7.6 pts
27Owen County18.6+9.2 pts
28Parke County18.2+12 pts
29Washington County17.8-3.5 pts
30Wells County17.8-0 pts
31Shelby County17.7-2.2 pts
32Marshall County17.3-0 pts
33Delaware County17+1.7 pts
34Ohio County16.7-0.2 pts
35Adams County16.7+2.7 pts
36Blackford County16.6-16.4 pts
37Morgan County16.6+1.3 pts
38Putnam County16.2-5.6 pts
39Pulaski County16.2-47.7 pts
40DeKalb County16.1-13.9 pts
41Montgomery County15.8-8 pts
42Elkhart County15.5+1 pts
43Marion County15.3+0.4 pts
44Jackson County15.1-4.2 pts
45Orange County15.10 pts
46LaPorte County15.1+1.7 pts
47Jasper County15.1-12.3 pts
48Carroll County14.6-0.1 pts
49Lake County14.4+2.8 pts
50Howard County14.3+2.4 pts
51Union County14.3-42.3 pts
52Miami County13.9-5.6 pts
53Ripley County13.8+3.4 pts
54Franklin County13.1-0.1 pts
55Vermillion County13-13 pts
56Boone County12.3+1.1 pts
57Jefferson County12.1-30.2 pts
58Allen County11.6+2.5 pts
59Benton County11.5-11.4 pts
59Steuben County11.5-3 pts
61Dubois County11.5+4.6 pts
62St. Joseph County11.4-0.4 pts
63Vigo County11.3-3.8 pts
64Warrick County10.8+4.6 pts
65Martin County10.2+10.2 pts
66Switzerland County10.1-20.7 pts
67Vanderburgh County10-1.1 pts
68Jay County9.9-14.6 pts
69Fulton County9.8-19.5 pts
70Porter County9.7-1.8 pts
71Greene County9.7+3.2 pts
72Monroe County9.2+3.5 pts
73Gibson County9.10 pts
74Wayne County9-9 pts
75Daviess County9+3 pts
76Lawrence County8.9+2.2 pts
77Hancock County8.5-1.4 pts
78Pike County8.2-8.1 pts
79Tippecanoe County8+3.2 pts
80Cass County8-18.5 pts
81Posey County7.90 pts
82Harrison County7.5-17.7 pts
83Floyd County7.4-1.3 pts
84Hendricks County6.7-0.2 pts
85Fountain County6.1-18.2 pts
86Dearborn County5.9-11.8 pts
87Whitley County5.8-17.5 pts
88Clark County5.7-6.7 pts
89Hamilton County5.6-1.3 pts
90Perry County5.2-5.3 pts
91Johnson County4.3-0.7 pts
92Knox County2.8-24.8 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2021) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Indiana by traffic fatality rate, 2021. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

White County, with 48.7 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Knox County, with 2.8 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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